Lead Teacher of MFL
| Posting date: | 20 September 2025 |
|---|---|
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 12 October 2025 |
| Location: | Barnsley, S75 5EF |
| Company: | Teaching Vacancies |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | fc9b215a-836c-4682-9463-81dc5b2caf3e |
Summary
What skills and experience we're looking for
Essential
• A good honours degree in an appropriate foreign language (A/C)
• A teaching qualification together with qualified teacher status (QTS) (A/C)
• Knowledge of teaching, learning and assessment at KS3, KS4 & KS5 (A/I)
• A good understanding of curriculum developments in MFL (A/I)
• Understanding of use of data to assess and inform teaching and learning (I)
• An excellent classroom practitioner that can model best practise (I/R)
• Teach intervention groups at KS3 and KS4 (A/I)
• Good organisational and personal management skills (A/I)
• Effective planning and teaching (A/I/R)
• Effective behaviour/classroom management (A/I/R) Last updated: 24.05.2022
• An ability to demand high standards (A/I/R)
• Ability to lead and motivate others (A/I/R)
• Ability to work independently and be a team player (A/I/R)
• Ability to develop and support other staff to develop a variety of teaching strategies (A/I/R)
• Ability to enthuse and direct pupils and staff towards raising expectations and levels of achievement (A/I/R)
• Ability to meet deadlines (A/I) • Good ICT skills (A)
• Commitment to self and team development (A/I)
Desirable
• Experience of teaching A level MFL (A/I)
• Experience of leading, developing and enhancing the teaching practice of other staff (A/R)
• Relevant leadership experience (A/I) Key: C – Certificate; A – Application Form; I – Interview; R – Reference
What the school offers its staff
We offer an extensive range of opportunities, incentives and benefits with this post including:
• Financial: offering unlimited access to a huge range of discounts on holidays, days out, retailer and cashback deals inc. Curry’s, John Lewis, Tesco and B&Q to name but a few.
• Lifestyle and Wellbeing: discounted & flexible gym memberships, eye care vouchers, cycle 2 work/Technology scheme, free annual flu jab and 24/7 access to a market leading Employee Assistance Programme providing expert information specialist advisors trained by Citizens AdAssistant and access to professionally qualified counsellors accredited by the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy.
• Motoring: access to an employee vehicle leasing scheme*, discounted vehicle repairs and discounts on car/van hire.
• Pension: excellent employer/employee contributory pension scheme with the Teachers’ Pension Scheme (TPS)
• Personal and professional: we offer a range of training and development opportunities for you to grow and develop.
*Subject to ensuring NMW is maintained.
Commitment to safeguarding
Our organisation is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. We expect all staff, volunteers and trustees to share this commitment. Our recruitment process follows the keeping children safe in education guidance. Offers of employment may be subject to the following checks (where relevant): childcare disqualification Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) medical online and social media prohibition from teaching right to work satisfactory references suitability to work with children You must tell us about any unspent conviction, cautions, reprimands or warnings under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975.
Essential
• A good honours degree in an appropriate foreign language (A/C)
• A teaching qualification together with qualified teacher status (QTS) (A/C)
• Knowledge of teaching, learning and assessment at KS3, KS4 & KS5 (A/I)
• A good understanding of curriculum developments in MFL (A/I)
• Understanding of use of data to assess and inform teaching and learning (I)
• An excellent classroom practitioner that can model best practise (I/R)
• Teach intervention groups at KS3 and KS4 (A/I)
• Good organisational and personal management skills (A/I)
• Effective planning and teaching (A/I/R)
• Effective behaviour/classroom management (A/I/R) Last updated: 24.05.2022
• An ability to demand high standards (A/I/R)
• Ability to lead and motivate others (A/I/R)
• Ability to work independently and be a team player (A/I/R)
• Ability to develop and support other staff to develop a variety of teaching strategies (A/I/R)
• Ability to enthuse and direct pupils and staff towards raising expectations and levels of achievement (A/I/R)
• Ability to meet deadlines (A/I) • Good ICT skills (A)
• Commitment to self and team development (A/I)
Desirable
• Experience of teaching A level MFL (A/I)
• Experience of leading, developing and enhancing the teaching practice of other staff (A/R)
• Relevant leadership experience (A/I) Key: C – Certificate; A – Application Form; I – Interview; R – Reference
What the school offers its staff
We offer an extensive range of opportunities, incentives and benefits with this post including:
• Financial: offering unlimited access to a huge range of discounts on holidays, days out, retailer and cashback deals inc. Curry’s, John Lewis, Tesco and B&Q to name but a few.
• Lifestyle and Wellbeing: discounted & flexible gym memberships, eye care vouchers, cycle 2 work/Technology scheme, free annual flu jab and 24/7 access to a market leading Employee Assistance Programme providing expert information specialist advisors trained by Citizens AdAssistant and access to professionally qualified counsellors accredited by the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy.
• Motoring: access to an employee vehicle leasing scheme*, discounted vehicle repairs and discounts on car/van hire.
• Pension: excellent employer/employee contributory pension scheme with the Teachers’ Pension Scheme (TPS)
• Personal and professional: we offer a range of training and development opportunities for you to grow and develop.
*Subject to ensuring NMW is maintained.
Commitment to safeguarding
Our organisation is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. We expect all staff, volunteers and trustees to share this commitment. Our recruitment process follows the keeping children safe in education guidance. Offers of employment may be subject to the following checks (where relevant): childcare disqualification Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) medical online and social media prohibition from teaching right to work satisfactory references suitability to work with children You must tell us about any unspent conviction, cautions, reprimands or warnings under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975.